The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-27
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San Francisco, April 12.-On q bright
morning in April we got into Los Angeles,
or "City Of the Angels" The angels are
there, but they are wingless. and not ira
diant Of countenance." They are high
colored and wear pls.tails. There are
other angels, but they are oil In the real
estate business. Small por here cuts our
stay short, yet we stay long enough to look
over the city hastily, ride on the electric
railway ten miles and gaze on the ostriches.
They are certainly no. handsome birds
after picking. Feathers are taken from
them every seven months. We noticed
they had no difficulty in reaching up and
clipping OH leaves eight feet from the
ground.
The electric railway ia now thing, but
seems 10 work we'll. They get along about
six miles an hour, and, like the cable
roads, don't seem to get tired when climb.
Ing tho Bteepest grade. Poles along the
The track TO carry the wires arc an obiec.
ton, as well as the noise they make, which
Ia much more than is made by any other
kind Of street railroad.
Los Angeles captivatea many. Eastern
people, and they buy lots. This makes
tho place boom" and grow. 1t 10 grow
Ing rapidly, and will be large place. The
residents talk about getting away with
Frisco even. There Is nothing small
about their ideas, ct least.
AS the distance to San Francisco Ia
about 600 miles, 1t takes twenty-five hours
10 get over 1t. This city Is the Mecca OF
all tourists, and they all get there. We
are no exceptions. We got there and were
pleased. Here Is city sure. Great build.
ings, fine streets, great. shipping and
many Chinamsn. Meeting some good
| Wheeling friends, We were soon taking
in the town. On Knob hill We stood and
sazsd at Floods brown stone castle, Of
value beyond conception. The furnish
ing OF this mansion consumed $4,000.
Such a sum for the contents OF dwelling!
Near 1t is the palace OF Msckey, Mis-.
Hopkins and many others. The value OF
Improvements in two or three squares
nere cannot fall short OF say $4,000, 900.
| a htonoso' tHIoW lLoul tuio RIuuu eeCuoA
brings ,one in:o Chinatown. Here are
sights on the other side no words can de.
scribe. Scenes Of aqualor, poverty, mis-.
ery, wretchednees and filth, not found
any where else In our fair country. We
are told that there IRE over 10000 OF theae
people in this city. Scarcely q woman
among the lot. The bulk OF this crowd
are massed in two or three short streets,
or parts Of streets, but few blocks in
length. Their stalls and holes are in the
ground, under pavements, and in every
nook OF the old rookeries they inhabit to
the fifth story. We saw ten and twelve
working at shoe making, cigars and
brooms, in rooms certainly not over l0x
II. They are like bees in a hive-and
like bees, arc always at work. What
would California DO without the "heathca
Chinese?"
Frisco has lis advantages. One suit OF
clothes, or at least Que grade, docs duty
the entire year, with tho overcast and
eealskin. In the morning 1t is clear and
warm, but have care II you 60 far, for
by noon the wind will blow through your
clothing like p January zephyr in the
Ohio Valley. Ladies wear iurs the year
round. We have met a good many
Eastern people, with big trunks full OF
light clothing, Generally they have
never been unpacked.
One Of the features Of Frisco, is the
supply Of hotels, how many it would be
hard to say. Every bakery Is also res
taurant. Eating houses are everywhere,
| as are also lodging houses, OF all kinds.
| The travel to and from the city il euor-
moua. Market street, over l20 feet wide
with four street car tracks, and pavements
Is feet wide, 10 sight to sac, particularly
at night. One must ever be on the alert,
or they will be run down. The Baldwin,
Grand, Palace and many other fine hotels
are on this street This Palace hotel,
probably the finest hotel in the world, is
eight to see. The conception OF such
building lie something almost DO.
yond belief. The court with its eeven
floors and numberless pure white tall
columns, and glass roof, OF electric light is
fairy scene not to be described.
One OF the spots We gaZed at was the |
little old saloon where Flood and Mackey
ierked beer for Thirsty miners in days gone
by. 1t ia as then. From this ealoon we
went to Msckey's Nevada Bank, where
they pay only gold. In fact you See only |
geld here. This bank has s3OO0,O00 CAPT |
tai, with 100000 surplus fund, and big
pile carried rs undivided profits. This is |
the difference between nom and then.
Every day msny women are found at
the Stock Exchange, and they buy. This
is largely the class that buy lottery tickets
in other cities. Here they flock to the |
Exchange, and "put up" OIL Btocks in |
ed and evidently poor women trying their |
luck. OF course they generally lose, but
80 away, work till they can scrape up |
few dollars, then try it again. On the
street they are dubbed mud hens.
Frisco is too much for US. 1t would |
take too long to find her out. She is too |
much mixed. We give her up. Come
view this city by the sea-" Her like is
no where else. TOURIST,